Let's talk about drugs

[The Valkyrie]

Marilize Legahuana.

And make Chihuahuas illegal.

Bloody yappy rats!

[Edwardo Piet]

I think some drugs should be legalized and others shouldn't.

[Gemini]

Portugal decriminalized the use of all drugs in 2001 and began offering rehab for those found in possession of small quantities. Since then drug use declined, overdoses declined, and HIV infection rates have declined. I think that's the right approach; treat it is a public health issue rather than a moral issue. Here's a TED talk on the subject which also contains some pretty interesting info on addiction:

[RozKek]

https://youtu.be/ao8L-0nSYzg


This video is very informative and I really need to give a shout out to KurzGesagt - In A Nutshell for their amazing work.

My stance on this is we should legalize all drugs like heroine, LSD, meth etc but we should definitely not legalize drugs like krokodil I don't think there's coming back from that drug and similiar ones.

Doing that we should also have a lot of institutes that offer help for people who start developing harmful behavior or addictions. How society is, plays a huge role in this as described in the video above.

[Losty]

Drug addiction should be treated like a public health issue...because it is a public health issue. I think the same can be said for violence.

[Thumpalumpacus]

Marilize Legahuana.

And make Chihuahuas illegal.

Bloody yappy rats!

You're fuckin'-A doo-dah!

[Thumpalumpacus]

Portugal decriminalized the use of all drugs in 2001 and began offering rehab for those found in possession of small quantities. Since then drug use declined, overdoses declined, and HIV infection rates have declined. I think that's the right approach; treat it is a public health issue rather than a moral issue. Here's a TED talk on the subject which also contains some pretty interesting info on addiction:

I heard that one on NPR about six or so months ago ... given where I was at the moment it really struck home.

Addiction is a bitch, no need to dogpile.

[Excited Penguin]

And make Chihuahuas illegal.

Bloody yappy rats!

You're fuckin'-A doo-dah!

A dude?

Doodah(UK) - Hmm, anything whose name you cannot remember or do not know

Didn't know that.

[The Grand Nudger]

Decriminalizing drug use is not the same as legalizing drugs. One is great for all drugs...one is entirely not.

I know. I'm not really on-board with legalizing shit like meth etc.

IKR, how would the manufacturers of Desoxyn make their nut if any old asshole was allowed to produce and distribute meth?  

Im a decrim guy as well.  As far as shit like weed goes...well.  My state has the largest legally growing acreage of weed in the US, but it hasn;t been decriminalized or legalized -yet-. They're prepping for an eventuality, trying to re-breed a textile quality hemp (the likes of which hasn;t been harvested in this country in a long time).  We used to be a major producer, tobacco taking over when we decided pot was a no-no.  Isn't that amusing?  Now that there isn't as much money to make in tobacco (and since theres only a small area where cattle and horses will really turn a profit on the bluegrass..)people are looking to what their great greats did...which was grow weed.  The legalization of mj at a federal level has the potential to turn this region into one of the wealthiest regions in the US (which wouldn't be a complete role reversal as it's already pretty wealthy...just horrendously ill-distributed)... which just -might- solve our meth problem incidentally as it raises people up out of crushing poverty, and in the course of that getting them off the dole.

Someone remind me why our traditional cash crop is illegal again? From textiles to recreational drugs, and all the by products in between...its worth billions...and this state could definitely use billions. We're uniquely positioned climatically and within a days drive of 2/3rds of the population of the continental states, with vast acreages of unused or underused cropland...surrounding an intra-state urban triangle that ranks as one of the wealthier concentrations of consumers in the us as well as a quickly developing manufacturing infrastructure to make use of all of those products. We have the labor force and the skills and the equipment as holdovers from current agricultural production. A sane person would look at this situation and think "wtf?". A sane person, however, might not factor in the amount of funding our police forces get from the drug war, how much they rely on it, and how hard they fight decriminalization or legalization even when our state government considers it or is openly in favor of it. There was a push, a couple of years back, coming down from one of our senators...which the state police effectively strangled in it's crib. How, you might ask, by linking weed with meth, not even kidding. That, and complaining that they couldn't distinguish between textiles or smokables. Yeah, no shit...but it wouldn't matter if it was decriminalized or legalized....and apparently that little thought escaped them. They couldn't think past their cash cow, couldn't imagine a world in which it didn't exist...and presented with a proposal that would remove it they failed to realize that and strangely began to babble about how it would be hard to find all the "bad pot" that would no longer be a thing, how difficult their jobs would be, how much funding they would lose.

[bennyboy]

There are some drugs which are very unlikely to do permanent damage to a person, IF THEY ARE PURE. When I was young, I was pretty fond of LSD. However, I know it can be laced with MDMA or worse, and I've heard even if made with "good" intentions, mistakes can lead to serious risks.